2194 Heading to Geonosis.
One had to admit that a soft knife was often more insidious and effective than a hard knife. From Lian Po, Li Mu, to Yue Fei, and Yu Qian, they were not defeated by their enemies on the battlefield, but they fell under the condemnation of their own people. And what these people had in common was that they lived in an environment of 'rules'. Whether it was the Song Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, they were dynasties where the civil officials controlled the court. It was precisely because of this that such tragedies were possible.
It was the same in the 'Star Wars' world.
Although the Galactic Republic and the Independent Star Confederation were fighting fiercely, the clones and robots were fighting fiercely, and the Jedi and the Sith were fighting fiercely, none of these were the real driving forces of this war. Of course, the intangible Force seemed to play a big role in this, but it was better not to mention this unclear thing for now.
The ones who really influenced this galactic war were Kuat, Lendini, Corellia, the Trade Federation, the Galactic Banking Association, and other real interest groups. Just like Kuat and Corellia's alliance, from supporting the Republic to supporting the Galactic Empire, and then to supporting the First Order, their frontline actors changed again and again. Kuat was still Kuat, and Corellia was still Corellia.
And this time, the political storm caused by Minna Bonteri had the shadow of those huge interest groups of the human race on the Republic's side. Big shots like Kuat and Corellia were likely behind all this. Faced with the righteous suggestions of these councilors, Count Dooku had no choice but to accept their proposal and agree to start peace negotiations with the Republic.
He had to agree because he had to prove to all the star systems of the Independent Star Confederation that he had no choice but to drag them into war. War was the only way out after all other options had failed. But now that the path of peace was in front of him, if Count Dooku did not accept it, then it would mean that he was the sinner who had deliberately wanted war. Then the self-proclaimed righteousness of the war on the side of the Independent Star Confederation would be gone. At least they could no longer use this reason to convince their own people.
This was also an overt plot. There was nothing you could do if you took advantage of the situation. At this stage of the war, the people on both sides were indeed carrying a heavy burden. Therefore, once the possibility of peace appeared, it would definitely receive widespread support.
Naturally, Tang Yu was incomparably furious!! This was because he knew very well that if this peace negotiation were to continue for three to five months, then even if the results of their previous bloody battles were not completely wiped out, it would be more or less offset by the powerful mobilization and industrial capabilities of the People's Republic.
At this time, his communicator rang. Tang Yu turned it on, and the holographic images of Immortal Fox and Shao Liwen appeared in front of him. Both of them had the same solemn expressions.
"Do you have any solutions to this matter?" Tang Yu asked.
"There's no other way. There's nothing we can do to stop the peace negotiations, especially with Palpatine and Count Dooku's silent consent," Fox Fairy said.
"Count Dooku?" Tang Yu frowned.
Shao Liwen nodded and said, "Fox Immortal is right. Although Count Dooku is definitely not happy about this, he will definitely cooperate with Palpatine on this matter. First of all, if the war continues like this, the People's Republic will suffer irreparable losses. Even if they have the ability to turn the situation around, what will be left for Emperor Palpatine after the war is over will only be a mess. Secondly, Count Dooku is still in line with Palpatine's grand strategy. He won't fall out with Palpatine so easily. "
Immortal Fox also added, "This war will not really end here, because whether it's the parliamentary power that Palpatine wants, or Count Dooku's goal of attacking non-human forces, they have not been achieved yet. So Minna Bonteri's only use is to delay our offensive for a few months. After a few months, she will be useless. Then she will be used as a war sacrifice and killed, just like in the original plot. "
"But that's not what we want!" Tang Yu was a little anxious. "Once the People's Republic recovers, we will almost certainly be attacked again! Although I am also confident that we can defend our homeland under the People's attack, if this continues, when will we be able to accumulate enough strength to win more power in the future revolution? "
Fox Fairy thought for a moment and said, "I suggest that Svetlana and Bolivar Trask join the discussion on this matter. When it comes to political conspiracies, there are no better people than them."
Tang Yu nodded and said, "Then I'll leave this matter to you. I'm on Planet Geonosis. Anakin has already escaped, but since I'm here, there are still many things to do. As for Minna Bonteri, if you have any plans, go ahead and do it. I may stay here for a long time. "
"Alright."
Tang Yu ended the communication and led the fleet into the outer orbit of Planet Geonosis. Looking from here, the entire orange-yellow planet was full of hills and deserts. There were many black spots, and some places were burning fiercely. Even from space, the burning areas could be seen. It was obvious how big the fire was in those places!
He frowned. Although according to the intelligence, Anakin's fleet did not land on Planet Geonosis, they had carried out a very cruel bombardment. Even if it was not an orbital bombardment, but a low-altitude bombardment after entering the atmosphere, the damage caused was still very serious. It had been 13 months since the end of the first Battle of Geonosis. Planet Geonosis, which had already been largely rebuilt, was once again hit hard.
This time, Tang Yu brought 60 battleships of various types. The fleet lined up around Planet Geonosis. Then, two Rukelihouk-class battleships and ten AA-9 transport ships began to land on the surface of the planet.
The Lamuda-class shuttle flew to a high mountain and landed from a hidden landing platform. The mountain was about 4,000 meters tall, standing abruptly on the ground like a bamboo shoot. This kind of sharp peak was the most common landform on Planet Geonosis. The Geonosians would hollow out these mountains and support them with metal structures, using them as residences or factories. Therefore, on the entire planet Geonosis, one could not even see the existence of a man-made building. However, there was no doubt that this seemingly barren planet was definitely one of the most developed industrial planets in the Confederation of Independent Star Systems. It was even more developed than the Guardian Planet!
The Geonosians were cruel, belligerent, violent, and reckless, but they were still the best engineers in the galaxy. They were a member of the Technological Alliance and had designed and built almost all the robots for the Trade Alliance, including the widely used B-1 combat robot. That was why the Republic had repeatedly launched attacks on Geonosis. If they could completely paralyze the factories on Geonosis, it would have a huge impact on the industrial productivity of the Confederation of Independent Star Systems.
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